vitality
18-May-2012, 05:39
How much do you think lens will lose in value when it is incomplete? For example, lens without lens hood, it will lose 10-20% of price? Same about lens without flange or missing rack and pinion?
I'm not talking about lens without glass elements or just glass elements without barrel, it is about missing parts of lens, which doesn't affect performance a lot. e.g. brass lens hood can be replaced with plastic one or with bellows lens hood, or lens, missing flange, could be fitted directly into wooden board (well, not heavy one).
Of course I'm not waiting for precise market valuation, just personal opinion on topic.
As example:
- lens what I want to use, without flange: -20%, or -100$ (to order custom made flange); without hood: -30%.
- or, I'm collecting lenses, and if it misses some parts - I'm ready to pay maximum of 20% of complete lens price...
- or may be: if the lens is very rare, it doesn't matter much if it misses lens hood. I want it, and I'm ready to pay "full price".
I'm not talking about lens without glass elements or just glass elements without barrel, it is about missing parts of lens, which doesn't affect performance a lot. e.g. brass lens hood can be replaced with plastic one or with bellows lens hood, or lens, missing flange, could be fitted directly into wooden board (well, not heavy one).
Of course I'm not waiting for precise market valuation, just personal opinion on topic.
As example:
- lens what I want to use, without flange: -20%, or -100$ (to order custom made flange); without hood: -30%.
- or, I'm collecting lenses, and if it misses some parts - I'm ready to pay maximum of 20% of complete lens price...
- or may be: if the lens is very rare, it doesn't matter much if it misses lens hood. I want it, and I'm ready to pay "full price".